This statistical report presents information about the
case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the
month of October 2010 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2010.

Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court

The
Court of Appeals issued 86 opinions, 100 summary dispositions, and 94 other
written decisions in October.Opinions
include three-judge and one-judge authored opinions and per curiam
opinions.Summary dispositions include
opinions issued in the form of a court order after the court has reviewed the
briefs and the record and, generally, following a screening and decision
conference. Other
written decisions include memorandum opinions, which are issued in the form of
a court order prior to a screening and decision conference, and miscellaneous
orders terminating cases (e.g., voluntary dismissals and stipulations to
dismiss).The breakdown by district and
type of disposition is as follows:

The Court
of Appeals received 14 and disposed of 17 petitions for supervisory writ during
the month.A petition for supervisory
writ asks the Court of Appeals to order the circuit court to take a certain
action in a case.

The Court
of Appeals received 7 and disposed of 11 petitions for leave to appeal during
the month.A petition for leave to
appeal asks the Court of Appeals to invoke its discretionary jurisdiction and
accept the appeal of a case in which a final order has not been issued.

IIIIIIIVTotal

Leave to Appeal Petitions Filed..................... 33017

Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 222511

Granted....................................................... 00011

Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 222410

Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 633915

Petitions for
Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court

The
Supreme Court received 53 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of
Appeals, 1 petition to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 1 request for
certification.In a petition for bypass,
a party requests that the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of an appeal or other
proceeding pending in the Court of Appeals.In a request for certification, the Court of Appeals asks the Supreme
Court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction before the Court of Appeals hears
the matter.